The IMS Tweedie New Researcher Award provides funding for travel to present the Tweedie New Researcher Invited Lecture at the IMS New Researchers Conference. The recipient of the 2024 Tweedie New Researcher Award is Chengchun Shi.

Dr. Shi is an Associate Professor of the Department of Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was selected by the IMS Committee on Travel Awards: “For ground-breaking contributions to statistical inferences in reinforcement learning and complex data, with applications to precision medicine, mobile health, ridesharing, neuroimaging, and deep brain stimulation.”

You can read more about the IMS New Researchers Conference, which will take place at Oregon State University from August 1–3, 2024 (which is immediately before JSM), at https://nrc2024.github.io/index. The application deadline is April 30, 2024. Anyone who has received a PhD in or after 2017, or expects to receive a PhD by the end of 2024, is eligible to attend, though participation is by invitation only. Travel (up to $500) and accommodation costs for the participants will be fully covered.